[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 161 (Monday, August 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42883-42884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21023]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-690-000, et al.]
Northern Natural Gas Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate
Filings
August 12, 1996.
Take notice that the following filings have been made with the
Commission:
1. Northern Natural Gas Company
[Docket No. CP96-690-000]
Take notice that on August 5, 1996, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed
in Docket No. CP96-690-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate
approximately 16,000 feet of 30-inch pipeline and appurtenant
facilities in Dakota and Washington Counties, Minnesota, all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
Northern states that the proposed pipeline is required in order to
assure operational integrity, providing reliability in meeting its
service obligations and maintaining deliveries of certificated volumes
to transportation customers.
Northern states further, that the estimated cost of the proposed
construction is $10,900,000.
Comment date: September 3, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
2. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership
[Docket No. CP96-691-000]
Take notice that on August 5, 1996, Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600,
Detroit, Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP96-691-000 a request
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for
authorization to construct and operate a dual line tap assembly in
Hubbard County, Minnesota, under Great Lakes' blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP90-2053-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural
Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Great Lakes requests authorization to construct and operate a dual
4-inch line tap assembly and associated piping so as to interconnect
its mainline and loopline with a meter station to be constructed, owned
and operated by Northern Minnesota Utilities, a Division of UtiliCorp
United Inc. (NMU) in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Great Lakes estimates
that the cost of constructing the new line tap assembly will be
approximately $100,000 which will be reimbursed to it by NMU.
Great Lakes states that this proposal is not prohibited by its
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to other customers. The
proposed line tap will have no impact on Great Lakes' system-wide peak
day and annual deliveries and the total volumes delivered will not
exceed total volumes authorized prior to this request.
Comment date: September 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
3. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Company
[Docket No. CP96-694-000]
Take notice that on August 6, 1996, K N Interstate Gas Transmission
Company (K N Interstate), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-
8304, filed in Docket No. CP96-694-000 a request pursuant to Sections
157.205, 157.211, and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211, 157.212) for authorization to
install and operate fourteen new delivery taps under K N Interstate's
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-140-000, et al., pursuant
to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the
request that is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
K N Interstate proposes to install and operate fourteen new
delivery taps located in Yuma County, Colorado; Kearny County, Kansas;
Adams, Buffalo, Hamilton, Scottsbluff, Thayer, Webster, and York
Counties, Nebraska; and Goshen County, Wyoming. Eleven of these taps
will be added as delivery points under an existing transportation
agreement between K N Interstate and K N Energy, Inc. (K N) and will be
used by K N to facilitate the delivery of natural gas to direct retail
customers. The other three taps will be added to facilitate delivery of
gas to end users on behalf of Interenergy Corporation.
Comment date: September 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
4. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
[Docket No. CP96-697-000]
Take notice that on August 7, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West
Virginia 25314-1599, filed a request with the Commission in Docket No.
CP96-697-000, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for
authorization to establish a new point of delivery to Orwell Natural
Gas Company (ONG), in Trumbull County, Ohio, authorized in blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, all as more fully set
forth in the request on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
Columbia proposes to establish a new point of delivery for firm
transportation service and would provide the service pursuant to
Columbia's Blanket Certificate issued in Docket No. CP86-240-000 under
existing authorized rate schedules and within certificated
entitlements. Columbia states that ONG has requested the new point to
provide additional transportation for residential service. As part of
the firm transportation service to be provided, Columbia proposes to
reassign the Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations (MDDOs) by amending
ONG's GTS Agreement to reduce the MDDOs at the existing ONG delivery
points
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(MS730993 and MS730996) by 125 Dth/day each and reassign 250 Dth/day to
the proposed new point of delivery (MS734296). Columbia states that
there would be no impact on Columbia's existing peak day obligations to
its other customers as a result of the proposed new point of delivery.
The estimated cost to establish the new point of delivery would be
approximately $16,630, including gross-up for income tax purposes.
Columbia further states that ONG has agreed to reimburse Columbia 100%
of the actual total cost of the proposed construction.
Comment date: September 26, 1996, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph G at the end of this notice.
Standard Paragraphs
F. Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with
reference to said filing should on or before the comment date file with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the Regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the
Commission will be considered by it in determining the appropriate
action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties
to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding
or to participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this filing if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a
grant of the certificate is required by the public convenience and
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for the applicant to appear or be represented at
the hearing.
G. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after
the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to
Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion
to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205
of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed
therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized
effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as
an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural
Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-21023 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]
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